Conquest of Germania

Jan 28, 2005

After the fall of the Republic and Octavian?s ascension as Augustus, the new imperial military policy dictated several expansionist efforts. Of these, the policy in Germania included pushing the frontier borders from the Rhine (Rhenus) to the deep German interior, which may have been desired along the Elbe (Albis) River. Germanic incursions into Gaul, which had been a recurring problem since Caesar?s conquest in the 50?s BC, gave Augustus a perfect excuse to keep the Legions from idleness. During Caesar?s conquest, which included the first Roman crossing of the Rhine, hostility between Romans, Celts and various Germanic tribes hampered his progress…